Watford have made inquiries about FC Dordrecht defender Jan Plug, the nephew of Liverpool cult hero Dirk Kuyt.
Journalist Joost Blaauwhof reports that the 21-year-old has suitors after impressing at the Dutch club this season.
Watford enquiry
Plug has spent the season on loan at Dordrecht from Feyenoord, where he is a product of their youth system.
He joined them on a free transfer in 2016 and has since steadily risen through the ranks, playing for the youth side, U17s, U18s and U21’s before moving into the first team. He was then sent on loan to Dordrecht in February to continue his development.
He’s managed just that, making 25 appearances in all competitions with 1720 minutes to his name. That’s seen him play in 100% of the available minutes in the league, starting every league game since his arrival.
And it seems it hasn’t gone unnoticed. According to Blaauwhof, the Feyenoord defender has earned ‘considerable interest’ this year.
Watford, Aarhus and Austria Wien are the sides who have already inquired about him. But, despite the youngster aspiring to take the next step at the highest level, he’s not interested yet.
Breakthrough at Feyenoord
Instead, Dirk Kuyt’s nephew is ‘determined’ to break through at Feyenoord. Perhaps he wants to follow in his uncle’s footsteps at the Dutch club. Either way, the interest from Watford and others has seemingly been pushed to one side for now.
A move to Watford, though, may not be a bad idea for him. The Hornets do have a solid track record of signing young players and developing them before they move on for big sums in future.
The likes of Richarlison, Joao Pedro, Pervis Estupiñán and plenty of others played their football at Vicarage Road before going on to bigger and better things. It seems, though, that Jan Plug fancies his chances of impressing Feyenoord first.
Jan Plug staat flink in de belangstelling. Verdediger van Feyenoord werd verhuurd aan FC Dordrecht en ambieert nu vervolgstap op hoogste niveau. Watford, Aarhus & Austria Wien informeerden al, maar neefje van Dirk Kuyt wil per se doorbreken bij #Feyenoord. Zo meer @VI_nl 🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/2xxS0Dq8SV
— Joost Blaauwhof (@joost_blaauwhof) May 16, 2026